Chu Mu raised a hand and scattered the turbulent spatial currents, then began experimenting with spatial containment once more.
Only after several consecutive experiments and the destruction of several spatial treasures did he look again at the Qiankun Pouch hanging from his waist.
With a thought, the Jade Scroll floated before him. At the point of his finger, the Jade Scroll rippled, and Spirit Rhythm manifested.
He raised a finger and traced the Devouring Divine Ability, causing a palm-sized devouring black hole to reappear.
In an instant, the Chaotic Void energy within several feet of him was swallowed wholesale by the Devouring Divine Ability.
With its range deliberately restricted, he clearly gained a greater degree of control over the Chaotic Void energy it devoured, and the burden was much, much lighter.
"Given your capabilities, can you contain this energy?"
Chu Mu asked. His voice was calm, yet a faint unease could be heard beneath it.
As his words fell, a trace of spirituality shrouded the Chaotic Void energy gathered by the Devouring Divine Ability. An instant later, it disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, a cool, clear voice reached Chu Mu's ears.
"Yes."
That single word made Chu Mu feel as though a great weight had been lifted.
He nodded and signaled for Spirit Rhythm to return.
The Jade Scroll vanished. Chu Mu stood beyond the world, gazing out at the Chaotic Void, with none of his former unease remaining.
At least, all the apparent obstacles had been resolved.
The Devouring Divine Ability had reached a perfection exceeding tenfold by half again. Drawing upon Heaven's Evolution, it could also transform Chaotic Void energy into spiritual qi.
Resolving the Devouring Divine Ability meant that once the time was right, he could use this nearly perfected Devouring Divine Ability as